Studying at BLCU from Sept?

[artichoke]

你们好 !

我是澳大利亚人。

我 的 普通话 不太好。

I'll be studying in the 12 week intensive course (beginners). I'm arriving a couple days before class starts. And what about all of you?

再见!

[karmakid]

BLCU for me 2.

sept 15th to januari 18th, intensive program for beginners.

I'll probably arrive a week or so earlier, but I haven't bought a plane ticket yet so we'll see.

See you there I guess ;)

[盤古]

Ah, I remember going to BLCU during the winter break of 2003 I met a bunch of Australians as they told me it was summer time for them so they had more free time to travel

Be sure to drop by Blah-Blah Bar

[etcetera24]

Just bought my plane ticket! I'm in the long-term program (one year) and will arrive in beijing on August 26th.

[puja]

@cat: so finally you got your ticket. Did you get a one-way or return ticket?

I'm also going to attend the one year long-term program, but I'll arive a bit earlier on August 20th.

gotta run,

Puja

P.S.: perhaps we should start some introduction thread or something to get to know each other.

[babygodzilla]

are u guys gonna be staying in the dorms? do u guys know the details on the dorms? i asked this in another thread but no one replied. i heard there is the nasty dorm, and there is the "nice" dorm, more expensive of course. my question is how "nice" is nice?

thanks

[etcetera24]

did you look at Greymatter's journal? it's probably the most detailed explanation of the blcu experience so far:

http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/4-favourite-chinese-film550

He's pretty descriptive about how bad 'bad' is. As for the nicer rooms, I hear there are standard rooms on campus, then the nicest rooms are actually in hotels near the campus. <-- I welcome corrections/ affirmations from other people! There is more information online but it takes searching. You can find a few pictures by googling "blcu" and "accomodation" or "housing"

Of course, the concept 'nice' varies between people. Personally, nice = clean, safe, and ventilated. Size does not matter

Puja: I got a roundtrip ticket. It is an open ticket so I can change the return date if necessary.

[babygodzilla]

yeah size doesn't matter much to me. the things i like for are:

1) Standard shower (I heard in the 'nasty' dorm the "shower" can hardly be called that)

2) Standard toilet & sink (no squatting ugh)

3) Basically clean room, no rats/bugs/etcetc

4) Standard heating/cooling

5) Safety

I'd much prefer a personal bathroom than a public one too

That's all. I don't think that's asking too much... then again, this IS China...

[pete]

Hi all,

I'm starting at BLCU on the short-term 12 weeks course this September, so wanted to join in the general BLCU accomodation confusion. I have been looking into staying at the conference centre, which seems reasonable, but wasn't yet available for bookings when i tried (a few weeks ago). I've also looked into staying at the Xi Jiao hotel closeby, which may be a safer option, and I know someone who did the course last year who says her friends were happy staying there. I'm pretty sure that the pictures on their website (http://www.xijiao-hotel.com.cn/english/kfjs/kfjs.htm) are somewhat misleading, so if anyone has any more info on staying there, i'd really appreciate hearing from you. The prices seem quite reasonable if you're prepared to stay a while, and it is very close to campus...

I'm glad to see so many people are coming to Beijing in September - it should be fun, and i agree Puja that it would be good to set up some sort of thread so we can get to know each other beforehand.

Good luck with the room hunting,

Pete.

[jcenoriente]

Hi everyone,

I'll be attending the long term program at BLCU, too. I will arrive on august 29, just before classes start.

I'm from Chile (south-america), 29 year old male. I expect to get a decent dorm, probably shared, but at least with a toilet in it, not a public one.

Hope to meet you all!! Feel free to pm me or e-mail me if you want.

Cheers

[puja]

Hi Alex,

good idea on meeting up. I think perhaps we should do some general meeting for all those studying at BLCU this fall. I think we're at least 6 to 10 people so we could meet up for some dinner and maybe some beer (or er guo tou ) later.

But better start a new thread for that.

btw, we have an introduction thread for those at BLCU here

Cheers,

Puja

[luodan-nyc]

hi alex,

nice to hear another new yorker will be at blcu. a friend of mine/former co-worker from jersey and myself, a brooklynite, will also be starting at blcu next month. would love to meet for a coffee or beer sometime.

best,

dan

[etcetera24]

ah new yorkers. I went to college in upstate ny and my two flatmates were from brooklyn - and die-hard yankees fans.

[willchun]

Hi,

Hope I'm not intruding...=) I'll be at Tsinghua University for a year though. I'm 22, from Toronto, Canada... hoping to meet some new friends in BJ.

Hi Etcetera, I noticed you are from Toronto as well. Please give me a shout!

My email is willchun@gmail.com Send me an email everyone. I think it'd be cool to go out for a drink as well.

Best,

William